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zoo-keeper (oh) and police 1, noun (oh)


zoo-keeper (oh)



n [C]
someone who looks after animals in a zoo

police 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: Late Latin politia 'government', from polites; POLITIC]
the people who work for an official organization whose job is to catch criminals and make sure that people obey the law
::Police surrounded the courthouse.
::Several police were injured during the rioting.
:: Armed police stormed the building.
the police
the official organization whose job is to catch criminals and make sure that people obey the law
::Quick! Call the police !
::Did you report the robbery to the police ?
::He was arrested by the police for dangerous driving.
::a police car
-see also military police , secret police
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Police is a plural noun. Do not say 'a police'. Say a police officer, a policeman, or a policewoman: The police were called. | A police officer came.
WORD FOCUS: police
people in the police force: police officer, policeman, policewoman, detective, cop (informal)
the building where the police work: police station
what the police do: investigate crimes, find/collect evidence, arrest people who they think are guilty of a crime, question/interrogate people about crimes, hold/detain people in custody, charge people with crimes, release people if they are innocent